Feeling adventurous...

...but not quite crawling

A magnolia for Magnolia

The huge tree in our front yard makes us think of kid Magnolia. There are probably more magnolia trees in Arkansas than Seattle, huh?

Smiley Napless Kid

Henry's had a cough and mild sniffles since he had his vaccinations on Monday but so far, aside from hearing them, they've barely affected him. Sleep comes a little harder than usual but his mood is ever stable. He's getting more and more interested in toys and peek-a-boo and interacting with the world in general.

Dr. Crazy Hat

Last Saturday, Jason attended his first graduation ceremony as a faculty member and got to wear the odd, druidic robes that he wasn't able to don for his own graduation. He graduated in December from Georgia State while classes (or at least finals) were still in session here in Little Rock so this was his first hexagonal cap experience.

Strawberries!

From the archives:

Last summer we went strawberry picking with the Honeycutt-Dills and came back with a great haul, on top of the pile of berries Juniper and Violet both inhaled while we were picking. We brought this bucket up to Sir and Ma'am's and let Violet and Madison and Riley have at it. I don't know if they ate the entire thing by themselves, but they sure came close... Joy (and vicarious joy) was had.

Tired Dad

Spoon!

 

Henry is following in his sister's footsteps in several ways and in others, blazing his own trail. He's just as chubby as she was and is already beginning to drool in the open-spigot-like fashion that Violet adopted. He has a big noggin and a fondness for wooden spoons but, unlike Violet, he mostly doesn't mind being awake and doesn't yet require drastic measures to help him fall asleep.

He had his first big round of immunizations yesterday and handled them like a champ. He was a tiny bit out of sorts yesterday but mostly it meant lots of extra sleep which, from a parent's perspective, is about as good as it gets. Antibodies against pertussis AND a full night's sleep!

Violet continues to be sweet with him, always making sure she gives him lots of goodnight kisses before she goes off to bed and often trying to comfort him when he cries. "I know, Henry, I know, I know."

Henry has also morphed from Huckleberry to Henry. I don't know if it's his size or awareness or what, exactly, but his slightly-bigger-person name has been getting more use around here these days. He's still not quite a Hal yet though.